Not Extinct

03.05.14

Rage Against the Machine Dinosaur: What’s a Transformer Dinobot?

Michael Bay and Mark Wahlberg present robot dinosaurrs.

A mechanic stumbles upon an old truck. But it’s not a truck! It’s Optimus Prime. And that isn’t just any mechanic! It’s Mark Wahlberg. That is essentially the plot of Michael Bay’s Transformers: Age of Extinction, the fourth-installment of the blockbuster franchise.

The trailer reveals that the government finds out about Marky Mark’s discovery, chaos ensues, and there are a ton of cool-looking explosions and epic robot battles. (This is all done with the subtlety of someone wielding a jackhammer.)

What really caught our attention—and the attention of hardcore Transformers fans—is the Dinobot at the end. These, as the name would suggest, are robots who transform into dinosaurs.